Apple today pushed out iOS 7.0.2 as a tiny (17-19 MB) update to all users of iPhones and iPads running iOS 7.0 or 7.0.1. The new version arrives as build 11A501 for all devices. According to the change log:

It's highly recommended that everyone running iOS 7.x install the 7.0.2 update. You can force your device to check for the update by touching Settings > General > Software Update. as a reminder, you need to have at least 50 percent remaining on your battery or be plugged into AC power to install the update.

Update: After installing iOS 7.0.2 on my iPhone 5s I wasn't able to bypass the lock screen via either of the methods described at the links above.

Jason D. O'Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984.
He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O'Grady's PowerPage) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging....
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